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Dawn Ertl

11th & 12th Grades - Physics - Projectile Motion
Lesson Summary: Students will hypothesize about the angle, velocity and mass of a projectile to achieve a specific distance and the longest distance. In forming the hypothesis students will use kinematic equations to calculate distance in the x and y directions. They will use their results to predict the result of projectile motion on the computer simulation "Projectile Motion" from PHet simulations. From the comparisons of the calculations and computer simulations, students will develop, build and tech a catapult that can be changed to achieve a particular height and distance. Videos will be produced of the launches of the projectiles from the catapults and analyzed using the Logger Pro software from Vernier. Students will post the videos on our Physics Wiki with a narrated conclusion to the experiment.

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